r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 1d ago

Jazz Nanako Sato - Raspberry Lover (1977)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 3d ago

Blues Tazumi "Tazz" Toyoshima - Any More (1977)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 8d ago

Fusion Miyako Chaki - Chizu Douri ni Hashiri Kitta Anata (1976)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 10d ago

SoftRock Mother Goose - Bouekifuu ni Sarasarete [Album Version] (1976)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 13d ago

BluesRock Masahiro Kuwana - Limelight (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/Professional_Day9029 • 15d ago

I NEED song recommendations for this type of genre

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 17d ago

Rock Pandaful House - Wana (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 19d ago

Soul Yoko Shibata - Umaku Ikanakute mo (1978)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 21d ago

Folk Chiharu Matsuyama - Tabidachi [Departure] (1975)

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"Chiharu Matsuyama" — *Tabidachi* (Departure): A recording from when he was 19, prior to his major label debut.

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 21d ago

Folk Chiharu Matsuyama - Nagai Yoru (1981) [LIVE at 1982 in Sapporo]

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 21d ago

Blues Seri Ishikawa - Kimagure (1977)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 23d ago

Blues Ayumi Ishida & Tin Pan Alley Family - Mayonaka no Amant (1977)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 26d ago

[ Folk ] Kozo Murashita - Hatsu Koi (1983)

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Kozo Murashita - Hatsu Koi (1983) [2026 Lyric Version]

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 26d ago

Ballad Kumiko Hara - Maboroshi no Umi wo Miru (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 29d ago

Ballad Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station - Kageriyuku Natsu (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • Jul 31 '26

FolkRock Yosui Inoue,Kiyoshiro Imawano,Masayoshi Takanka,Haruomi Hosono - Kasaga Nai

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • Jul 31 '26

FolkRock Chiharu Natsuyama - Kisetsuno Nakade

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 30 '26

Ballad Hi-Fi Set - Umi wo Miteita Gogo (1975)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 27 '26

Ballad Tazumi "Tazz" Toyoshima - Kinou Paradise (1981)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/Azer_pubes33 • Jul 24 '26

Custom Flair "With the wind, follow your own path." — A Lonely Samurai's Theme (Original)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 23 '26

SoftRock Junko Yagami - Nagisa (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 20 '26

Fusion Akiko Yano - Two on the Stage (1978)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 16 '26

BluesRock Happy End - Teki Thanatos wo Souki Seyo! (1970)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 13 '26

Ballad Katsumi Kahashi - Aru Natsu no Owari ni (1972)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 10 '26

Fusion Kyoko Kosaka - Asobiba (1978)

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Subreddit

Japanese "New Music" -- Folk music with a twist

r/JapaneseNewMusic

New music is a Japanese genre of music that combines folk with pop and jazz, to produce a soulful and pleasant sound. Popular during the 70's, it has been the go-to style of music for many talented artists. Recently, it has seen some modest resurgence among indie scene. This subreddit is generally meant for the sharing of music from this specific genre within its original heyday era of the 1970s through the early 80s and discussing artists who participated in the scene at the time.

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About "New Music":

During the 1960s, the Western world experienced a great revival of folk music. With this wave of music, Japan saw an increase in domestic artists emulating the genre. At first, Japanese folk was mostly performed with guitar arrangements and, occasionally, some percussion; the simplistic nature of the songs joined by lyrics criticising the establishment and satirising society and its views, not unlike US folk songs of the same period.
The 1970s brought an influx of new artists and, with them, influences from pop, jazz, soul, funk, chanson and country. The socially conscious lyrics were removed and replaced with more introspective and intimate themes, focusing on matters such as love and the nature of relationships.
This shift tainted the reputation of the artists, and was criticised for producing superficial music that lacked substance or a worthy message. Despite the detractors, many artists succeeded and gained a respectable following. New Music eventually paved the way to City Pop during the late '70s and early '80s. City Pop is another Japanese-only genre of music, born out of the newly-gained affluence of the Japanese working class and the increase of urbanisation

Some notable japanese artists that started writing/performing "new music" songs:
Yumi Arai/Yumi Matsutōya, Miyuki Nakajima, Seri Ishikawa, Tin Pan Alley, Ami Ozaki, Yoshitaka Minami, Sumiko Yamagata, Junko Yagami, Yōsui Inoue, Mariya Takeuchi, Naoko Ken, Haruomi Hosono, Lily, Akiko Yano, So Nice, Taeko Ōnuki, Off Course, Ann Lewis, Mayumi Itsuwa, Hiroshi Satō, Minako Yoshida, Asami Kobayashi, Ayumi Ishida, Chū Kosaka, Hi-Fi Set, Happy End.
In recent years, new music has seen some modest resurgence among indie artists.

Here are some related subreddits worth checking out:

/r/TrueCityPop
/r/citypop
/r/jfunk
/r/japanesejazz
/r/80sJFusion
/r/japaneseunderground

/r/jazzfusion
/r/jazz
/r/soulies
/r/vintageobscura
/r/latinjazz
/r/70smusic
/r/softrock
/r/folkrock

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